Kolarov, Vasil Petrov, 1877-1950
Izbrani Proizvedeniia 1944 -1950Publisher: Sofia, Partizdat, 1977. 608 p. Kolarov was influential in the Communist takeover of Bulgaria following World War II. He srved as the 45th Prime Minister from July, 1949 to February, 1950. This is a handsome edition of his collected papers. Stock #25795. Vg/ no dj. East Europe History

West, Rebecca [pseudonym of Cecily Andrews Fairfield], 1892-1983
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. A Journey through YugoslaviaPublisher: NY, Viking, MCMXLI [1941]. Two volumes: 5 leaves, 629 p.; 3 leaves, [631]-1181 p., 32 b/w plates, endpaper maps. First printing; first edition, ”Published in October 1941.” ”West” visited Yugoslavia on a lecture tour in 1936, returned in 1937, and published this classic combination of history, travel, politics, anthropology after World War II had engulfed the Balkans. Dedicated ”To my friends in Yugoslavia, who are now all dead or enslaved.” What the Germans didn't destroy in the years 1941-44 the Serbs themselves have further damaged, so that West's vivid picture is of a culture substantially gone but with the tensions she described still tearing at the region. Owned by a reviewer who made pencil notes, and with a presentation slip, formerly tipped-in on the dedication page but now loose, leaving four small brown pastemarks. Color pictorial dust jacket spines rubbed with crease marks; slipcase edges worn, else Very Good. Stock#100603.